Mesechites


Mesechites is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1860. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.
;Species
  1. Mesechites acuminatus Müll.Arg. - Peru
  2. Mesechites angustifolius Miers - Hispaniola
  3. Mesechites citrifolius Woodson - Colombia
  4. Mesechites mansoanus Woodson - Paraguay, Brazil
  5. Mesechites minimus Woodson - Cuba
  6. Mesechites repens Miers - Hispaniola, Navassa Island, Jamaica
  7. Mesechites roseus Miers - Cuba
  8. Mesechites trifidus Müll.Arg. - widespread from Tamaulipas in NE Mexico south to Paraguay + N Argentina
;formerly included
  1. Mesechites andrieuxii Miers = Mandevilla convolvulacea Hemsl.
  2. Mesechites angustatus Miers = Mandevilla benthamii K.Schum.
  3. Mesechites brownei Miers = Mandevilla torosa Woodson
  4. Mesechites dichotomus Miers = Laubertia boissieri A.DC.
  5. Mesechites guayaquilensis Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata Woodson
  6. Mesechites guianensis Miers = Mandevilla rugellosa L.Allorge
  7. Mesechites hastatus Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata Woodson
  8. Mesechites hirtellulus Miers = Mandevilla oaxacana Hemsl.
  9. Mesechites hirtellus Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata Woodson
  10. Mesechites jasminiflorus Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata Woodson
  11. Mesechites lanceolatus Miers = Parsonsia lanceolata R.Br.
  12. Mesechites oaxacanus Miers = Mandevilla oaxacana Hemsl.
  13. Mesechites ovalis Pichon = Allomarkgrafia ovalis Woodson
  14. Mesechites plumeriiflorus Pichon = Allomarkgrafia plumeriiflora Woodson
  15. Mesechites siphiliticus Lemée = Tabernaemontana siphilitica Leeuwenb.
  16. Mesechites subcarnosus Miers = Mandevilla subcarnosa Woodson
  17. Mesechites sulphureus Müll.Arg. = Prestonia coalita Woodson
  18. Mesechites torulosus Miers = Mandevilla torosa Woodson